Dischidodactylus colonnelloi

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Dischidodactylus colonnelloi

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Dischidodactylus
Species:
D. colonnelloi
Binomial name
Dischidodactylus colonnelloi
Ayarzagüena [es], 1985 "1983"[2]

Dischidodactylus colonnelloi is a species of

Amazonas State.[3] The holotype was collected by G. Colonnello, hence the specific name colonnelloi.[2]

Description

Dischidodactylus colonnelloi was

dorsum is very dark gray, almost black, and dotted with many inconspicuous gray spots.[2]

The female had 11 large (diameter 5 mm (0.20 in)) eggs.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Dischidodactylus colonnelloi occurs in a high montane environment on top of the

Duida-Marahuaca National Park.[1]

Cerro Marahuaca in southern Venezuela
Cerro Marahuaca in southern Venezuela
Dischidodactylus colonnelloi is only known from Cerro Marahuaca in southern Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Ayarzagüena, José (1985) [1983]. "Una nueva especie de Dischidodactylus Lynch (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae) en la cumbre del Tepui Marahuaca, Territorio Federal Amazonas—Venezuela". Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales la Salle. 43 (120): 215–220.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Dischidodactylus colonnelloi Ayarzagüena, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 April 2017.